[Avodah] Minhagim and the Origins of Upsherin

[Prof. Levine]

At 11:21 AM 4/10/2018, Micha Berger wrote:
>Since this is a shift to a new topic, I changed the subject line
>accordingly.
>
>: The following is from  Shorshei Minhag Ashkenaz, Minhag Ashkenaz:
>: Sources and Roots by Rabbi Binyamin Shlomo Hamburger, Synopsis of
>: Volumes I-IV.
>
>WADR to RBSH, he is mistaken.

It was not RSRH who wrote this,  but Rabbi Binyamin Shlomo Hamburger 
who has spent much time investigating minhagim.


>: The earliest reports of t he chalaka [upsherin] celebration are
>: found in accounts
>: written by Sepharadim early in the period of the Acharonim...
>
>It has to be earlier.

Again you are questioning Rabbi Hamburger.  I suggest you contact him 
about this and the rest of your post.


YL
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